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The Independent
7 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Comedian and TV star Romesh Ranganathan makes career admission
Comedian Romesh Ranganathan, 47, revealed on BBC Radio 4 's Desert Island Discs that he is 'taking a step back' from his career to spend more time at home, though he clarified this is not a retirement announcement. Ranganathan emphasised that he has no specific career strategy or 'end game,' and is currently 'just doing whatever feels good.' He mentioned he intends to be more measured in his work going forward, potentially taking longer breaks between projects to experience life outside of comedy. Reflecting on his previous career as a maths teacher, Ranganathan stated that it was more stressful than his current work in comedy, despite feeling fulfilled in the role. Besides his stand-up career, Ranganathan is known for presenting The Weakest Link, starring in the sitcom Avoidance, and hosting shows on BBC Radio 2, including Romesh Ranganathan: For The Love Of Hip Hop.
Daily Mirror
8 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
BBC's Romesh Ranganathan makes major career announcement
The comedian, 47, has confirmed he is taking a step back from his TV career to 'be at home a bit more' Much-loved comedian Romesh Ranganathan has declared his intention to take a career break 'to be at home a bit more'. While insisting he's not leaving comedy for good, the 47-year-old stressed the need to slow down and 'just live life' for a while. "I know that people sort of say I'm busy and I'm always like, trying to work and stuff," he told Lauren Laverne on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs. "There is no strategy. There's no game plan. I have no endgame. "There's no vision board or anything like that. (I'm) just doing whatever feels good." He then added: "I do feel like I'm sort of settling into winding things up, like not winding things up, but I'm taking a step back." Romesh is famous for his Bafta-winning television series with comedian Rob Beckett, Rob and Romesh Vs. He has also appeared in several other television shows, including his own travel series, The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan, on the BBC. The 47-year-old from Crawley continued: "I want to be at home a bit more. And by the way, this is not an announcement of retirement, but I do feel like, relatively recently, this is quite fortuitous that we're talking about this at the time that we are, because I have just hit this period of thinking I am probably going to just be a bit more measured in what I do going forward. "I think I might take a bigger break between bits. I've told you, I've not hit the thing yet, maybe this next thing could be it, but it's not going to be it if I don't go off and just live life." In the discussion, Romesh also reminisced about his time as a math teacher prior to his present career. He even admitted that it was more stressful than his work in comedy. "There wasn't a single day of that job that I didn't feel completely fulfilled," he added. "I felt very stressed. It's the most stressed I've ever been in my life, actually. "There's not been a single day of my comedy career that's even come close to the stress that I felt as a teacher. I cannot speak highly enough of teachers and teaching and how I loved that job." Besides his stand-up routines, the comedian is the host of the game show The Weakest Link and appears in the BBC One sitcom Avoidance. He also appeared in BBC Three's Asian Provocateur, which highlighted his family heritage. Last year, he took over Claudia Winkleman's Saturday morning slot on BBC Radio 2 and hosts Romesh Ranganathan: For The Love Of Hip Hop on the same station.
North Wales Chronicle
12 hours ago
- Entertainment
- North Wales Chronicle
Comedian Romesh Ranganathan says he is ‘taking a step back' but not retiring
The 47-year-old from Crawley, known for his Bafta-winning TV series with comic Rob Beckett – titled Rob And Romesh Vs, emphasised that he will not be retiring. 'I know that people sort of say I'm busy and I'm always like, trying to work and stuff. There is no strategy. There's no game plan. I have no end game,' he told Lauren Laverne on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs. 'There's no vision board or anything like that. (I'm) just doing whatever feels good.' He added: 'I do feel like I'm sort of settling into winding things up, like not winding things up, but I'm taking a step back. 'I want to be at home a bit more. And by the way, this is not an announcement of retirement, but I do feel like, relatively recently, this is quite fortuitous that we're talking about this at the time that we are, because I have just hit this period of thinking I am probably going to just be a bit more measured in what I do going forward. 'I think I might take a bigger break between bits. I've told you, I've not hit the thing yet, maybe this next thing could be it, but it's not going to be it if I don't go off and just live life.' Ranganathan also reflected on the time he spent as a maths teacher, before his current career, and said it was more stressful than working in comedy. 'There wasn't a single day of that job that I didn't feel completely fulfilled,' he said. 'I felt very stressed. It's the most stressed I've ever been in my life actually. 'There's not been a single day of my comedy career that's even come close to the stress that I felt as a teacher. I cannot speak highly enough of teachers and teaching and how I loved that job.' Alongside his stand-up, the comedian is known for presenting game show The Weakest Link and starring in BBC One sitcom Avoidance. He also starred in BBC Two documentary series The Misadventures Of Romesh Ranganathan and BBC Three's Asian Provocateur, which saw him trace his family roots. In 2024, he took over Claudia Winkleman's Saturday morning slot on BBC Radio 2 and he also presents Romesh Ranganathan: For The Love Of Hip Hop on the station.
Powys County Times
13 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Powys County Times
Comedian Romesh Ranganathan says he is ‘taking a step back' but not retiring
Comedian Romesh Ranganathan has said he is 'taking a step back' from his career 'to be at home a bit more'. The 47-year-old from Crawley, known for his Bafta-winning TV series with comic Rob Beckett – titled Rob And Romesh Vs, emphasised that he will not be retiring. 'I know that people sort of say I'm busy and I'm always like, trying to work and stuff. There is no strategy. There's no game plan. I have no end game,' he told Lauren Laverne on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs. 'There's no vision board or anything like that. (I'm) just doing whatever feels good.' He added: 'I do feel like I'm sort of settling into winding things up, like not winding things up, but I'm taking a step back. 'I want to be at home a bit more. And by the way, this is not an announcement of retirement, but I do feel like, relatively recently, this is quite fortuitous that we're talking about this at the time that we are, because I have just hit this period of thinking I am probably going to just be a bit more measured in what I do going forward. 'I think I might take a bigger break between bits. I've told you, I've not hit the thing yet, maybe this next thing could be it, but it's not going to be it if I don't go off and just live life.' Ranganathan also reflected on the time he spent as a maths teacher, before his current career, and said it was more stressful than working in comedy. 'There wasn't a single day of that job that I didn't feel completely fulfilled,' he said. 'I felt very stressed. It's the most stressed I've ever been in my life actually. 'There's not been a single day of my comedy career that's even come close to the stress that I felt as a teacher. I cannot speak highly enough of teachers and teaching and how I loved that job.' Alongside his stand-up, the comedian is known for presenting game show The Weakest Link and starring in BBC One sitcom Avoidance. He also starred in BBC Two documentary series The Misadventures Of Romesh Ranganathan and BBC Three's Asian Provocateur, which saw him trace his family roots. In 2024, he took over Claudia Winkleman's Saturday morning slot on BBC Radio 2 and he also presents Romesh Ranganathan: For The Love Of Hip Hop on the station.
South Wales Guardian
17 hours ago
- Entertainment
- South Wales Guardian
Comedian Romesh Ranganathan says he is ‘taking a step back' but not retiring
The 47-year-old from Crawley, known for his Bafta-winning TV series with comic Rob Beckett – titled Rob And Romesh Vs, emphasised that he will not be retiring. 'I know that people sort of say I'm busy and I'm always like, trying to work and stuff. There is no strategy. There's no game plan. I have no end game,' he told Lauren Laverne on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs. 'There's no vision board or anything like that. (I'm) just doing whatever feels good.' He added: 'I do feel like I'm sort of settling into winding things up, like not winding things up, but I'm taking a step back. 'I want to be at home a bit more. And by the way, this is not an announcement of retirement, but I do feel like, relatively recently, this is quite fortuitous that we're talking about this at the time that we are, because I have just hit this period of thinking I am probably going to just be a bit more measured in what I do going forward. 'I think I might take a bigger break between bits. I've told you, I've not hit the thing yet, maybe this next thing could be it, but it's not going to be it if I don't go off and just live life.' Ranganathan also reflected on the time he spent as a maths teacher, before his current career, and said it was more stressful than working in comedy. 'There wasn't a single day of that job that I didn't feel completely fulfilled,' he said. 'I felt very stressed. It's the most stressed I've ever been in my life actually. 'There's not been a single day of my comedy career that's even come close to the stress that I felt as a teacher. I cannot speak highly enough of teachers and teaching and how I loved that job.' Alongside his stand-up, the comedian is known for presenting game show The Weakest Link and starring in BBC One sitcom Avoidance. He also starred in BBC Two documentary series The Misadventures Of Romesh Ranganathan and BBC Three's Asian Provocateur, which saw him trace his family roots. In 2024, he took over Claudia Winkleman's Saturday morning slot on BBC Radio 2 and he also presents Romesh Ranganathan: For The Love Of Hip Hop on the station.
